Balloon Flower - Sentimental Blue

(The flowers should be deadheaded to increase bloom time. ‘Sentimental Blue’ should be planted in full sun in a well-drained area. Platycodon is pest resistant and needs very little care. With a plant spread of 8-12” and a height of 8”, it is one that should be in every perennial garden. The Platycodon ‘Sentimental Blue Balloon Flower’, Platycodon grandiflorum, is a low growing perennial with blue, balloon like flowers that bloom in late May until August. It is late to come up in the spring, so make sure to mark its location. ) The blooms puff up before opening and have a wonderful green foliage. Use ‘Sentimental Blue’ as a cut flower, as a border in a perennial garden or with Cerastium ‘Snow in Summer’. ... get more information